MATH 141 - PRECALCULUS

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They’re great, 1-unit, online, ALEKS-based, self-paced refreshers that have helped many students. 15E is trig; 15F is college algebra. A “no-pass” does not affect GPA, though it does appear on your transcript; it’s mostly a problem if you’re on academic probation. 15E includes 15D (geometry). Instead of enrolling in both 15E and 15F, contact the instructor, and s/he may be able to make arrangements with you to just enroll in one Precalculus class, though you may be facing material you haven’t seen yet.

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• Class Notes

• Many students benefit from printing the notes for a lecture beforehand, reviewing them, and commenting on them in class.

• You may want to take personalized “sketch notes” in class.

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• CORRECTION to 1.2.3! In the middle of page 1.2.3, -9 (instead of 9) is not in the domain of f.

Notes for Quiz 1A and Quiz 1B (last revised 1/27/13)

• Chapter 0: Preliminary Topics: (last revised 1/27/13)

• NEW!! QUADRATIC FORMULA SONG! (SECTION 0.11): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfpkQVyqK7c

 • Chapter 1: Functions

• MATH DANCES FOR GRAPHING!

• http://9gag.com/gag/4419992/do-the-math-dance (correction: x^2 + y^2 = r^2)

• http://www.seyedrezabazyar.com/fa/math-dances/

• https://www.reddit.com/r/geek/comments/444shr/dancing_mathematician/ (see the dance!)

• (The following notes will be revised for later semesters. Section and page references may be inconsistent with the new Chapters 0 and 1. Please Email me with comments/suggestions.)

Notes for Midterm 2

• Chapter 2: Polynomial and Rational Functions

• Chapter 3: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

• CARD SHARKS AND (NEARLY) EXPONENTIAL GROWTH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z8IK4dj_uY … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCzvH9nLZYA

• WATCH “THE SIMPSONS!”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZivCw3bB6w

Notes for Midterm 3

• Chapter 4: Trigonometry

• Basic Trig IDs (handout in class): Basic Trig IDs (revised from 5.1 notes: 3/8/18)

• VISUALIZING THE SIX BASIC TRIG FUNCTIONS:

http://www.kkuniyuk.com/TrigSixParts.pdf (revised 2/11/06)

http://imgur.com/oSq3D5j?r

Notes for Midterm 4

• Chapter 5: Analytic Trigonometry

• More Trig IDs (handout in class): Handout.

• Chapter 6: Additional Topics in Trigonometry

• KHAN ACADEMY ON EULER’S FORMULA. (Do you have emotion?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgNtPOgFje0

Notes for Final

• Chapter 7: Systems of Equations and Inequalities

• Chapter 8: Matrices and Determinants

• Chapter 9: Discrete Math

• VIDEOS AND PASCAL’S TRIANGLE MAGIC: CLICK ON Notes for Final

• Chapter 10: Conics and Polar Coordinates [as time permits] (Ch.10 is mostly handwritten.)

• ANIMATION ON CONICS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO2zAU3Eppo

Corrections: (0:48-1:07) The double-nappe cone (or simply “cone”) here should not be thought of as finite, so there are no “bases” and there is no “base perimeter.” The term “directrix” is used elsewhere, especially when describing parabolas.

• In previous semesters, the final was cumulative. For your information, here was the outline provided: Math141OldFinalOutline.pdf

• Syllabus (Spring 2018): Syllabus

• Homework Assignments

• Printed hard copies of these will be provided in class.

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• SPRING 2018:

Instructions

#1-A: HW … Answers … (Ch.0 in my notes) (9 points) … (revised 1/19/16)

#1-B: HW … Answers … (Ch.1) (6 points) … (revised 9/3/15)

#2: HW … Answers … (Chs.2 and 3) (15 points) … (revised 9/16/16)

#3: HW … Answers … (Ch.4) (15 points) … (revised 10/27/12)

#4: HW … Answers … (Chs.5 and 6) (15 points) … (revised 4/1/17 – minor edits)

#5: HW … Answers … (Chs.7-10) (25 points). (revised 5/1/18 – minor edit)

PolarGraphPaper (Ch.10; created using Mathematica with Microsoft Word)

• OLD ASSIGNMENTS FROM FALL 2017 (MAY BE UPDATED FOR SPRING 2018):

• Old Exams and Solutions (Fall 2017)

• Disclaimer: Your exams might look very different from these! Lengths of exam times may be different.

• If your printer is broken, you can ask me for printed hard copies in my office hours.

Quiz 1A … Solutions (1 hour and 15 minutes)

• Chapter 0: Preliminary Topics

Quiz 1B … Solutions (45 minutes)

• Chapter 1: Functions

Midterm #2 … Solutions (50 minutes for Part 1; 1 hour and 20 minutes for Part 2)

• Chapter 2: Polynomial and Rational Functions

• Chapter 3: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Midterm #3 … Solutions (30-40 minutes for Part 1; 1 hour and 30-40 minutes for Part 2)

• Chapter 4: Trigonometry

Midterm #4 … Solutions (40 minutes for Part 1; 1 hour and 30 minutes for Part 2)

• Chapter 5: Analytic Trigonometry

• Chapter 6: Additional Topics in Trigonometry

Final … Solutions (2 hours and 20 minutes). Material covered in later terms may differ.

• Chapter 7: Systems of Equations [and Inequalities] (Sections 7.5, 7.6 not on Final.)

• Chapter 8: Matrices and Determinants (Sections 8.3, 8.5 not on Final.)

• Chapter 9: Discrete Math

• Chapter 10: Conics and Polar Coordinates (Chapter 10 not on Final for Spring 2018.)

• Current Exams and Solutions (Spring 2018)

Quiz 1A … Solutions (1 hour and 15 minutes)

• Chapter 0: Preliminary Topics

Quiz 1B … Solutions (45 minutes)

• Chapter 1: Functions

Midterm #2 … Solutions (50 minutes for Part 1; 1 hour and 20 minutes for Part 2)

• Chapter 2: Polynomial and Rational Functions

• Chapter 3: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Midterm #3 … Solutions (40 minutes for Part 1; 1 hour and 30 minutes for Part 2)

• Chapter 4: Trigonometry

Midterm #4 … Solutions (40 minutes for Part 1; 1 hour and 30 minutes for Part 2)

• Chapter 5: Analytic Trigonometry

• Chapter 6: Additional Topics in Trigonometry

• Exams and solutions will be posted about a week after you take them.

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